{"id":6833,"date":"2012-04-30T22:09:31","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T03:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=6833"},"modified":"2012-04-30T22:09:31","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T03:09:31","slug":"news-and-analysis-43012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=6833","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (4\/30\/12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The announcement from Gamaa Islamiya provides a boost to Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chances in the May 23-24 vote. He received a similar endorsement from an influential ultraconservative Salafi group last week&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/ex-jihadists-back-a-moderate-for-egyptian-presidency-causing-more-splits-in-islamists-vote\/2012\/04\/30\/gIQAUBLHrT_story.html\">Ex-jihadists Back a Moderate for Egyptian Presidency, Causing More Splits in Islamist Vote<\/a> (AP \/ Washington Post with Foreign Policy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]he Brotherhood has been respected for its Islamic and social programs, such as schools and clinics. The fear among many members is that the Brotherhood&#8217;s taste for politics is jeopardizing its soul&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/nationworld\/world\/la-fg-egypt-muslim-brotherhood-20120429,0,1298115.story?track=rss\">Many in Egypt&#8217;s Muslim Brotherhood Wary of Plunge into Politics<\/a> (LA Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Muslim students object to using their name as he excuse for banning alcohol on campus:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/education\/universityeducation\/9235874\/Muslim-students-condemn-divisive-and-irresponsible-university-alcohol-ban.html\">Muslim Students Condemn &#8216;Divisive and Irresponsible&#8217; University Alcohol Ban<\/a> (Telegraph)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/education\/universityeducation\/9235996\/It-is-only-a-matter-of-time-before-a-Muslim-student-is-physically-assaulted-Muslim-students-condemn-university-alcohol-ban.html\">&#8216;It Is Only a Matter of Time Before a Muslim Student Is Physically Assaulted&#8217; &#8211; Muslim Students Condemn University Alcohol Ba<\/a>n (Telegraph)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Change is coming, you can no longer have a closed regime with an open society &#8230; this is not sustainable,this cannot continue. We have advised these leaders to lead this change, or you will be pushed by change\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Global-News\/2012\/0428\/Growing-like-gangbusters-Turkey-says-Western-economies-need-serious-reforms?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+|+World%29\">Growing Like Gangbusters, Turkey Says Western Economies Need &#8216;Serious Reforms&#8217;<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[I]t was the result of the courageous testimony of Bosnia&#8217;s sexually abused women that rape was recognized as a war crime under international law&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/04\/30\/151688541\/peace-justice-elude-rape-victims-of-bosnian-war\">Peace, Justice Elude Rape Victims Of Bosnian War<\/a> (NPR)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And yet, &#8220;a majority of those responsible for these crimes have not been prosecuted; they are still at large,&#8221; says Elena Wasylew, one of the authors of &#8220;Old Crimes, Same Suffering,&#8221; an Amnesty International report.<\/p>\n<p>Peaceful resistance techniques making an impact against oppressive regimes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/bahrain-orders-retrial-hunger-striker-16242611#.T57Jc8V63To\">Bahrain Orders Retrial for Hunger Striker, Others<\/a> (AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/hundreds-palestinian-prisoners-hunger-strike-16242529#.T57Jf8V63To\">Palestinian Prisoners in Israel on Hunger Strike<\/a> (AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[C]omments by Sarkozy suggest he was aware of the [the] refutation of the &#8230; claim [that Mosques are endorsing his Socialist opponent], yet he aired the view of a grand Muslim conspiracy again anyway&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/globalspin.blogs.time.com\/2012\/04\/30\/fact-checking-the-french-presidents-xenophobia\/#mosque-and-state\">Fact-Checking: Sarkozy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Campaign for the French Anti-Muslim Vote<\/a> (Time)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Muslims, civil rights groups and other religious leaders say the conference is merely another event put on by well-known bigots to attack the minority religion&#8221; and &#8220;Mokdad\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s family maintains that the killing was a tragedy that has nothing to do with their Islamic beliefs&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/usnews.msnbc.msn.com\/_news\/2012\/04\/29\/11461385-dueling-in-dearborn-over-murder-of-a-20-year-old-woman\">Dueling in Dearborn over Murder of a 20-year-old Woman<\/a> (MSNBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153[O]ur challenge &#8230; is to show we are not what they think. We do not want to oppress women or make them stay at home or let people have four wives&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/in-tunisia-after-arab-spring-islamists-new-freedoms-create-new-muslim-divide\/2012\/04\/28\/gIQAN9yJoT_story.html\">In Tunisia after Arab Spring, Islamists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 new freedoms create new Muslim divide<\/a> (Washington Post with Foreign Policy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The announcement from Gamaa Islamiya provides a boost to Abdel-Moneim Abolfotoh\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chances in the May 23-24 vote. 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